Video Games Courses and Certifications

History of Video Games

Trace video games from coin-operated amusements and text adventures like Colossal Cave to arcade cultures, the Sega-Nintendo console wars, CD-ROM policy fights, and indie game scenes.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Birla Institute Of Technology And Science–Pilani (BITS–Pilani)

Video Games - Technology and Social Impacts

Critique video games structurally and aesthetically: trace their history, narratives and themes, and examine player psychology, gamification, game journalism and economics, esports and live streaming.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

NDC Conferences

From Pong to PlayStation: The Evolution of Video Games

Embark on a nostalgic journey through gaming history, from Pong's simple pixels to modern ray-traced graphics, exploring technological milestones and transformative moments that shaped interactive entertainment.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Media Objectives for Next-Generation Video Games

Explore the evolution of storage media in video games, from ROM cartridges to optical discs, and discover what's next for this $180+ billion industry's data needs.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Story and Narrative Development for Video Games

9 ratings

Analyze three-act structure in fairytales and contemporary games, then define character, setting, and story and formalize it into a game design document.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Complete Guide to League of Legends

1772 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to improve your game mechanics, micro/macro knowledge, and rank from former LCS coach, NicoThePico.

• Udemy
• 3 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Character Design for Video Games

7 ratings

Design game characters: study foundational character concepts, then watch professional designers tackle live challenges around movement, expression, and technical limits before drawing your own.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Friendship machine: forming a new type of human connections

Did you know that there are now 2.6 billion gamers in the world? By 2021, that number is expected to rise by 125 million. In terms of revenue, the video game industry has become bigger than the movie

• edX
• 5 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Hewlett-Packard Career Certificate

The Next Layer: AI, Cybersecurity & Narrative Design

‘The Next Layer’ is the advanced track of HP Gaming Garage for creators ready to push beyond the basics.

• edX
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

World Design for Video Games

5 ratings

Design a game world: study environments in existing games, gather visual research, produce concept art, then shape a volumetric level with mood, lighting and color.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Creating Video Games

7 ratings

Students will learn creative design and production methods, working together in small teams to design, develop, and thoroughly test their own original digital games.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 34 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

AI for Video Games - 2023-01

2 ratings

Master AI techniques for video games including pathfinding, procedural generation, movement systems, and real-time strategy AI through hands-on projects and expert insights.

• YouTube
• 17 hours 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

AI for Video Games - COMP 4303 (2021-01)

Master AI programming techniques for video games including pathfinding, procedural generation, steering behaviors, and bot development using C++ and real game examples.

• YouTube
• 1 day 1 hour 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dave Churchill

AI for Video Games

Master AI techniques for video games through movement algorithms, pathfinding, procedural generation, and real-time strategy AI with hands-on StarCraft projects.

• YouTube
• 22 hours 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Problem Solving, Python Programming, and Video Games

239 ratings at Coursera

Learn to solve computational problems with decomposition, abstraction, and algorithms while coding, testing, and debugging Python text-based and graphical games like Hacking and Poke the Dots.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course